Saturday, February 27, 2010

Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Feb 18, 2010The southern limit of permanently frozen ground, or permafrost, is now 130 kilometers further north than it was 50 years ago in the James Bay region, according to two researchers from the Department of Biology at Universite Laval.

In a recent issue of the scientific journal Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Serge Payette and Simon Thibault suggest that, if the trend continues, permafrost in the region will completely disappear in the near future.

Friday, February 12, 2010

NRDC is working hard to build a groundswell of support for the strongest possible climate bill, and I wanted to let you know about a powerful new viral media campaign that is giving us a huge lift in this effort. This is our Moment is a 3 minute video featuring NRDC Trustee Leonardo DiCaprio and a host of Hollywood celebrities urging people to speak out to urge the Senate to pass clean energy legislation that will create jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and limit global warming. The response to this online campaignhttp://www.nrdcactionfund.org/thisisourmoment/ , which was launched by NRDC's Action Fund, has been fantastic. The video, dubbed "The best PSA ever" by Rolling Stone online, has been played more than 1.6 million times through http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/thisisourmoment/ and the many other websites that embedded the video on their own pages. As of last Friday, more than 35,000 emails have been sent to senators in support of clean energy legislation had been sent through the NRDC Action Fund website. Take a look at http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/ and please pass it on!

About Me

Luc is and adventurer, author, and member of the Explorers Club. Graduated from Centrale Paris, he is president of Sagax, a US-based investment and management advisory firm.
He has pursued a personal goal of traveling extensively across the globe, frequently with family; photographing and reporting from remote places to raise awareness for global causes. Luc is also Vice-President of Green Cross France et Territoires, the environmental NGO founded by Mikhail Gorbachev.